Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1947

Jun 12 On this day in history jazeps Medins, composer, dies at 70  

Jun 16 On this day in history jean-Francois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86  

Jun 18 On this day in history death of shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese admiral (b. 1898)  

Jun 19 On this day in history willem H Fly, typographer/co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84  

Jun 20 Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, gangster, shot dead in Beverly Hills Cal died on this day in history.  

Jun 24 Emil Seidel, Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (b. 1864) died on this day in history.  

Jun 26 Richard Bedford Bennett, eleventh Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1870) died on this day in history.  

Jun 28 In the year 1947 stanislav K Neumann, Czech poet (Anti-Guide), dies at 72  

Jul 01 Clarence Lucas, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Jul 09 Lucjan Å»eligowski, Polish general (b. 1865) died on this day in history.  

Jul 12 In the year 1947 death of jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1902)  

Jul 13 Warwick Armstrong, cricketer (50 Tests 1901-21, 2863 runs), dies in the year 1947.  

Jul 15 Henry Kolker, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Jul 17 In the year 1947 raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved Jews), dies at 34  

Jul 19 Aung San, Burmese nationalist (assassinated) (b. 1915) died on this day in history.  

Jul 24 In the year 1947 ernest Austin, composer, dies at 72  

Jul 30 George Challenor, cricketer (played in 1st WI Test side 1928), dies in the year 1947.  

Aug 05 Joannes D M Cornelissen, historian (Johann de White), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 08 On this day in history death of anton Ivanovich Denikin, Russian general (b. 1872)  

Aug 13 On this day in history johan H T Norlind, Swedish musicologist, dies  

Aug 19 In the year 1947 ernst Laqueur, Dut chemist/psychologist (sexual hormones), dies at 67  

Aug 20 On this day in history franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79  

Aug 21 Ettore Bugatti, Italian/French car manufacturer, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 25 In the year 1947 clark Wissler, US cultural anthropologist, dies at 76  

Aug 28 Manolete, Spanish bullfighter (b. 1917) died in the year 1947.  

Sep 01 Frederick Russell Burnham, father of the international Scouting movement (b. 1861) died in the year 1947.  

Sep 06 Paul Guthnick, German astronomer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Sep 12 In the year 1947 harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89  

Sep 20 Fiorello H La Guardia, (Mayor-R-NYC, 1933-45), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 21 On this day in history harry Carey Sr, actor/director (Red River, Sundown), dies at 69  

Sep 23 Nikola Petkov, leader of Bulgaria Boer party, hanged died in the year 1947.  

Sep 26 On this day in history hugh Lofting, writer (Gub Gub Book), dies at 61  

Sep 28 On this day in history francisco Santiago, composer, dies at 58  

Oct 02 Peter D. Ouspensky, Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1878) died on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 Aleksandr Tikhonova, USSR, biathalon relay (Oly-gold-1968, 72, 76, 80) was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of calvin Hill, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of lanny Bassham, US, rifle-3 position (Olympic-gold-1976)  

Jan 02 Jack Hanna, American zoologist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Sergey Filipovich Protchenko, Russian cosmonaut was born in the year 1947.  

Jan 04 In the year 1947 birth of j Danforth Quayle, (Sen-R-Ind, 44th VP 1989-93)/rich draft dodger  

Jan 04 In the year 1947 birth of chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears)  

Jan 04 Rick Stein, English chef and television presenter was born in the year 1947.